What We Can Achieve Together:

The River Resilience Coordinator (RRC) develops and implements watershed conservation activities, partnerships, and outreach in the Interior Highlands geography across parts of MO, AR, and OK.  The RRC is an integral conservation project team member contributing to the Missouri’s priorities including biodiversity protection, nature-based solutions, connectivity, as well as karst and aquatic organism passage work.  Although the work of this role is Missouri based, there will be opportunities for cross state collaboration with other TNC chapters and partners.

The River Resilience Coordinator (RRC) must be located in Springfield, Rolla, Jefferson City, or West Plains or surrounding areas.

The Coordinator implements actions to achieve sustainable conservation efforts that can be scaled and leveraged beyond state and local county borders. These bodies of work involve facilitation/development of prioritized stream crossings lists for Interior Highlands counties, bridge replacement coordination, field days, grant writing for funding to support project implementation, and organizing county specific peer to peer groups united around aquatic organism passage. The RRC works cooperatively with groups of various stakeholders and partners, including public agencies, local groups, conservation organizations, landowners, managers, road/bridge supervisors, state/local governments and their officials, and communities. With these stakeholders, the RRC will identify, develop, promote, and implement floodplain resiliency, aquatic organism passage, and karst conservation activities.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, social science, natural resources management, project management, or related field and at least 1 years of relevant work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, such as an Associate’s degree and at least 3 years related experience.

• Experience organizing time and managing various activities to meet deadlines.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.

Desired Qualifications:

• 2-5 years’ experience in natural resource management, watershed scale conservation, similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Experience with contracts or other legal documents as well as grant writing and administration.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, and works well as a contributing part of a larger team.

• Ability to coordinate project implementation and information from a number of sources to populate databases, create reports and produce manual files.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with a variety of external and internal stakeholders, e.g., government agencies; county agencies and staff: non-governmental organizations; internal scientists, operational and legal staff.

• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.

• ArcPro, GIS, or AutoCAD experience would be appreciated.

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $22.00–28.00/hr. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate’s actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.

Who We Are:

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube   to hear stories from staff or visit  Glassdoor.

One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”

What We Bring:

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.

We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

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The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

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